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When the Lender's Credit Committee Joins Your Zoom Uninvited

Broker: Pro forma shows 8% cash-on-cash Lender: Underwrite 10-year roof life, 3% vacancy, and a 30% 'just because' haircut Client: Can we close Friday? Credit Committee: Plot twist—need 24 months of janitor W-2s and the landlord's blood type 🩸 Me refreshing Dropbox like it's a meme stock 📉

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The Appraisal Came In With Only Vibes

Broker: 65% LTV, clean Phase I, comps locked Appraiser: Notes 'ambient diesel poetry' next door; adjust -$2.3M Lender: Need 3 leases, 2 quarters of NOI, and a time machine Me at 2am underwriting: adds

 
 
 
Broker vs Lender vs Appraiser: The DSCR Hunger Games

Broker: It’s 95% occupied, DSCR 1.35x—easy win Lender: Great, send T-12, clean rent roll, SNDAs, estoppels, Phase I, ALTA, and your kindergarten transcript Appraiser: Using comps from when Blockbuster

 
 
 

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